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Cedarwood Homes in West End latest ‘win’ in city’s affordable housing crisis

THE GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION FOR CEDARWOOD HOMES IN JULY 2024. (PHOTO BY J.L. MARTELLO) Finding "affordable housing" in Pittsburgh is like looking for a World...

STRONGER TOGETHER: Hearn’s ‘Sip N’ Style’ event brings women across all professions together, with a splash of fashion, too

  TONYA HEARN, LATONYA FOSTER, KENNEDY FITZGERALD, DESIREE HARRISON, AT THE FIRST “SIP N’ STYLE” EVENT, JULY 11, AT DREAMZ HAIR SALON IN HOMESTEAD. (PHOTOS...

Where’s the money? Community leaders speak out on the missing $125,000 for B. Marshall’s Juneteenth celebration

DR. JAMES JOHNSON, co-founder of the Afro-American Music Institute, in Homewood, addresses the controversy surrounding Juneteenth payments during a news conference, Aug. 14. (Photo...

Canton, Ohio: Just a two-hour drive to experience Black College Football

'Hall of Fame Classic' pits Virginia State vs. Benedict College, Sept. 1 With each year, more Pittsburghers are making the trip to Canton, Ohio, for...

The 15th annual SHYNE Awards! (2024)

THE SHYNE AWARDS—NOW IN ITS 15TH YEAR. THIS YEAR’S EVENT WAS HELD AT THE PITTSBURGH PLAYHOUSE. (PHOTOS BY MARLON MARTIN) Time flies when you’re working...

‘Poverty and racism is trauma’…Erica Givner, Leon Ford keynote the NAMI Black Mental Health Summit

DR. ERICA L. GIVNER SPEAKS AT THE HOSANNA HOUSE.  Thirteen years ago, when Dr. Erica Givner started her licensed therapist practice, she would Google "Black...

Kamala Harris, in trip to Beaver County, speaks to Aliquippa’s football team

THE ALIQUIPPA FOOTBALL TEAM WITH JEROME BETTIS, SECOND GENTLEMAN DOUG EMHOFF, VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS, MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ AND HIS WIFE, GLEN WALZ....

Parents’ personal experience inspires creation of The Young Dreamers’ Bookstore

In 2016, as the parents of two active boys, Dr. Nosakhere Griffin-EL (pictured left) and Dr. Eliada Griffin-EL (right) searched diligently to find fiction...

‘Summers used to be hot, but not like this’ — Extreme heat disproportionately affects Pittsburgh’s Black residents

NOAH WHITELEATHER IS CEO OF NOAH WHITELEATHER, LLC. HE’S LOST REVENUE DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT THIS SUMMER, AS GRASS HAS DRIED UP AND...

YWCA, PNC, UPMC among those named ‘Vibrant Champions’

SABRINA SAUNDERS MOSBY (LEFT) IS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF VIBRANT PITTSBURGH. ANGELA REYNOLDS (RIGHT) IS CEO OF 2024 VIBRANT CHAMPION YWCA GREATER PITTSBURGH. Comes at...

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